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Article: AIR FORCE DUTY A BIG CHANGE FOR NATIONAL GUARD.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- February 25, 2003
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Byline: MATTHEW DOLAN THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
HAMPTON -- There are no chow halls in the Air Force, only ``dining facilities.''
And the cooks? They're ``chefs.''
When Sgt. Dexter Powell heard that, he had to laugh.
Powell, 46, from Chesapeake, said he's still getting used to the lingo since he and more than 100 Army National Guardsmen arrived at Langley Air Force Base late last week.
Across the country, about 10,000 citizen-soldiers have been pulled into active service to do what the Air Force cannot: protect its own installations.
The influx of soldiers has caused some good-natured confusion among airmen, too.